new pitch

[geoff1]

this pitch of ours is now 70 years old. a lot of the injuries are down to the poor playing surface, drainage is poor .surely we should be looking at a local sponsor to dig it up and replace the turf and drainage (jcb???) return it to the bigger size and get two wingers bombing down the wings again. just a thought.

[Fosse69]

14 minutes ago, geoff1 said:

this pitch of ours is now 70 years old. a lot of the injuries are down to the poor playing surface, drainage is poor .surely we should be looking at a local sponsor to dig it up and replace the turf and drainage (jcb???) return it to the bigger size and get two wingers bombing down the wings again. just a thought.

How much?  Luxury job like Swansea,   sand with plastic mesh,  pumped drainage and aeriation  for the roots.. Under-soil heating  ready for the Championship TV games?,   £1million ?

[darren1810]

I'd certainly like it to be widened to what it used to be. Really noticeable on the paddock side how much it's been brought in. 

The cost of a new pitch must be astronomical I feel we'll have to make do at the moment 

We hardly play carpet football anyway. 

[PVFC_4_EVA]

I have some spare turf I would be prepared to dig up and donate. Probably enough to cover the keepers six yard area.

[Ron C]

It looks nice but plays like a pudding. It doesn't lend itself to crisp passing systems that we might think we'd like to watch.

[werstayinup]

Estimated cost i think is 1m and i would guess it is on the agenda once the blue <ovf censored> is all paid off

[rayzer]

We have had this debate so many times before. I do not think we need underground heating so I would anticipate a cost c £750,000.00. We could get a it 50% funded by the  Football Stadia Improvement Fund, which would leave us finding £375,000. If the club borrowed this amount I would assume we could pay this over a 20 year period and with interest rates as low as they are at the moment, I would anticipate repayments of c£2250.00 a month. I am not sure if the grant would be available if we were in the Championship so would be worth giving the idea some thought. At these figures there is definitely a chance of getting a business to sponsor the payments.

[Bald Eagle]

I blame Rudgey for over watering it for all those years

[TJHValiant]

 Very good point. The pitch has been awful for years. Long overdue a decent pitch and simply put we should get the very best we can afford. I am frankly amazed at how well ground staff have done over the years. 
 

It is heavy, clay like and needs completely replacing ASAP. Valiant 2001 promised this about 20 years ago with under soil heating etc and it never occurred. 
 

The question is...can we...or should we be spending money on the pitch when we are in such a difficult time pandemic wise. If we had match day revenue maybe we could? 

[TJHValiant]

1 hour ago, werstayinup said:

Estimated cost i think is 1m and i would guess it is on the agenda once the blue <ovf censored> is all paid off

On the deep blue turd Smurf, when have we finally paid him off? Was it the end of this season? 

[TJHValiant]

Just now, Rory said:

Anyone got any idea why it costs a million sheets? Feels like a bit of a con to me.

Few companies actually specialise in sports turf. They have a captive market. It is not a case that you can simply dig up some blokes lawn. 

[TJHValiant]

2 hours ago, Fosse69 said:

How much?  Luxury job like Swansea,   sand with plastic mesh,  pumped drainage and aeriation  for the roots.. Under-soil heating  ready for the Championship TV games?,   £1million ?

That’s exactly what we need. However as with anything...money. 

[Fosse69]

Few companies actually specialise in sports turf. They have a captive market. It is not a case that you can simply dig up some blokes lawn. 

Specialised grass mixture, grown in a field, so needs a years notice. Pumped drainage. Half a beach of sand.

[Fosse69]

Just see what we can do with 200 quid.

Not get many drain pipes for that.

[geoff1]

4 hours ago, Fosse69 said:

How much?  Luxury job like Swansea,   sand with plastic mesh,  pumped drainage and aeriation  for the roots.. Under-soil heating  ready for the Championship TV games?,   £1million ?

sponsorship is the way.